Shirika la Afya Duniani (WHO) limelaani vikali mashambulizi dhidi ya jengo lililokuwa na wafanyakazi wake mjini Deir al Balah, Gaza. Mashambulizi hayo yalifanyika baada ya jeshi la Israel kutoa amri mpya ya uhamishaji. WHO imesema wafanyakazi na familia zao, wakiwemo watoto, walikumbwa na hatari kubwa kutokana na mashambulizi ya angani yaliyosababisha moto na uharibifu mkubwa
Jeshi la Israel liliingia ndani ya jengo hilo, likawalazimisha wanawake na watoto kutembea kwa miguu kwenda Al-Mawasi huku mapigano yakiendelea. Wanaume waliwekwa pingu, kuvuliwa nguo, kuhojiwa na kuchunguzwa kwa bunduki kichwani. Watu wawili waliokuwa wafanyakazi wa WHO na jamaa zao wawili walikamatwa, watatu waliachwa huru lakini mmoja bado anazuiliwa
Mashambulizi haya yamesababisha WHO kupoteza uwezo wake mkubwa wa kuendesha shughuli zake za afya Gaza. Hifadhi kuu ya WHO ya dawa na vifaa tiba huko Deir al Balah imeharibiwa vibaya na baadaye kuporwa na wananchi waliokuwa na uhitaji mkubwa. Vifaa vingi vya afya sasa vimeisha, na maghala ya WHO hayawezi kufikiwa. Hali hii imeathiri msaada kwa hospitali na timu za matibabu.
WHO inatoa wito wa kuachiliwa mara moja kwa mfanyakazi wake aliyebaki kizuizini, na inalilia ulinzi wa wafanyakazi na majengo yake. WHO pia inasisitiza hitaji la usalama kwa raia na vituo vya afya, na kutoa wito wa kuingizwa kwa haraka misaada ya kibinadamu kama chakula, mafuta na vifaa vya afya bila vizingiti. Shirika hilo linasema hali Gaza imefikia pabaya, maisha yanazidi kuwa magumu na mfumo wa afya unakaribia kusambaratika kabisa
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WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse
Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation order issued by Israeli military, the WHO staff residence was attacked three times today. Staff and their families, including children, were exposed to grave danger and traumatized after airstrikes caused a fire and significant damage
Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict. Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and screened at gunpoint. Two WHO staff and two family members were detained. Three were later released, while one staff member remains in detention. Thirty-two people, including women and children, were collected and evacuated to the WHO office in a high-risk mission, once access became possible. The office itself is close to the evacuation zone and active conflict
WHO demands continuous protection of its staff and the immediate release of the remaining detained staff member
The latest evacuation order has affected several WHO premises. As the United Nations’s (UN) lead health agency, WHO’s operational presence in Gaza is now compromised, crippling efforts to sustain a collapsing health system and pushing survival further out of reach for more than two million people
Most of WHO’s staff housing is now inaccessible. Last night, due to intensified hostilities, 43 staff and their families were already relocated from several staff residences to the WHO office, under darkness and at significant risk
WHO’s main warehouse located in Deir al Balah is within the evacuation zone, and was damaged yesterday after an attack caused explosions and fire inside - part of a pattern of systematic destruction of health facilities. It was later looted by desperate crowds.
With the main warehouse nonfunctional and the majority of medical supplies in Gaza depleted, WHO is severely constrained in adequately supporting hospitals, emergency medical teams and health partners, already critically short on medicines, fuel, and equipment. WHO urgently calls on Member States to help ensure a sustained and regular flow of medical supplies into Gaza
The geographical coordinates of all WHO premises, including offices, warehouses, and staff housing, are shared with the relevant parties. These facilities are the backbone of WHO’s operations in Gaza and must always be protected, regardless of evacuation or displacement orders. Any threat to these premises is a threat to the entire humanitarian health response in Gaza
In line with the UN’s decision, WHO will remain in Deir al Balah, deliver and expand its operations
With 88% of Gaza now under evacuation orders or within Israeli-militarized zones, there is no safe place to go
WHO is appalled by the dangerous conditions under which humanitarians and health workers are forced to operate. As the security situation and access continue to deteriorate, red lines are repeatedly crossed, and humanitarian operations pushed into an ever-shrinking space to respond
WHO calls for the immediate release of the WHO staff member detained today, and the protection of all our staff and its premises. We reiterate our call for the active protection of civilians, health care and its premises and for rapid and unimpeded flow of aid, including food, fuel and health supplies, at scale into and across Gaza. WHO also calls for the unconditional release of hostages
Life in Gaza is being relentlessly squeezed, and the chance to prevent loss of lives and reverse immense damage to the health system slips further out of reach each day. A ceasefire is not just necessary, it is overdue
Source: WHO
Jeshi la Israel liliingia ndani ya jengo hilo, likawalazimisha wanawake na watoto kutembea kwa miguu kwenda Al-Mawasi huku mapigano yakiendelea. Wanaume waliwekwa pingu, kuvuliwa nguo, kuhojiwa na kuchunguzwa kwa bunduki kichwani. Watu wawili waliokuwa wafanyakazi wa WHO na jamaa zao wawili walikamatwa, watatu waliachwa huru lakini mmoja bado anazuiliwa
Mashambulizi haya yamesababisha WHO kupoteza uwezo wake mkubwa wa kuendesha shughuli zake za afya Gaza. Hifadhi kuu ya WHO ya dawa na vifaa tiba huko Deir al Balah imeharibiwa vibaya na baadaye kuporwa na wananchi waliokuwa na uhitaji mkubwa. Vifaa vingi vya afya sasa vimeisha, na maghala ya WHO hayawezi kufikiwa. Hali hii imeathiri msaada kwa hospitali na timu za matibabu.
WHO inatoa wito wa kuachiliwa mara moja kwa mfanyakazi wake aliyebaki kizuizini, na inalilia ulinzi wa wafanyakazi na majengo yake. WHO pia inasisitiza hitaji la usalama kwa raia na vituo vya afya, na kutoa wito wa kuingizwa kwa haraka misaada ya kibinadamu kama chakula, mafuta na vifaa vya afya bila vizingiti. Shirika hilo linasema hali Gaza imefikia pabaya, maisha yanazidi kuwa magumu na mfumo wa afya unakaribia kusambaratika kabisa
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WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse
Following intensified hostilities in Deir al Balah after the latest evacuation order issued by Israeli military, the WHO staff residence was attacked three times today. Staff and their families, including children, were exposed to grave danger and traumatized after airstrikes caused a fire and significant damage
Israeli military entered the premises, forcing women and children to evacuate on foot toward Al-Mawasi amid active conflict. Male staff and family members were handcuffed, stripped, interrogated on the spot, and screened at gunpoint. Two WHO staff and two family members were detained. Three were later released, while one staff member remains in detention. Thirty-two people, including women and children, were collected and evacuated to the WHO office in a high-risk mission, once access became possible. The office itself is close to the evacuation zone and active conflict
WHO demands continuous protection of its staff and the immediate release of the remaining detained staff member
The latest evacuation order has affected several WHO premises. As the United Nations’s (UN) lead health agency, WHO’s operational presence in Gaza is now compromised, crippling efforts to sustain a collapsing health system and pushing survival further out of reach for more than two million people
Most of WHO’s staff housing is now inaccessible. Last night, due to intensified hostilities, 43 staff and their families were already relocated from several staff residences to the WHO office, under darkness and at significant risk
WHO’s main warehouse located in Deir al Balah is within the evacuation zone, and was damaged yesterday after an attack caused explosions and fire inside - part of a pattern of systematic destruction of health facilities. It was later looted by desperate crowds.
With the main warehouse nonfunctional and the majority of medical supplies in Gaza depleted, WHO is severely constrained in adequately supporting hospitals, emergency medical teams and health partners, already critically short on medicines, fuel, and equipment. WHO urgently calls on Member States to help ensure a sustained and regular flow of medical supplies into Gaza
The geographical coordinates of all WHO premises, including offices, warehouses, and staff housing, are shared with the relevant parties. These facilities are the backbone of WHO’s operations in Gaza and must always be protected, regardless of evacuation or displacement orders. Any threat to these premises is a threat to the entire humanitarian health response in Gaza
In line with the UN’s decision, WHO will remain in Deir al Balah, deliver and expand its operations
With 88% of Gaza now under evacuation orders or within Israeli-militarized zones, there is no safe place to go
WHO is appalled by the dangerous conditions under which humanitarians and health workers are forced to operate. As the security situation and access continue to deteriorate, red lines are repeatedly crossed, and humanitarian operations pushed into an ever-shrinking space to respond
WHO calls for the immediate release of the WHO staff member detained today, and the protection of all our staff and its premises. We reiterate our call for the active protection of civilians, health care and its premises and for rapid and unimpeded flow of aid, including food, fuel and health supplies, at scale into and across Gaza. WHO also calls for the unconditional release of hostages
Life in Gaza is being relentlessly squeezed, and the chance to prevent loss of lives and reverse immense damage to the health system slips further out of reach each day. A ceasefire is not just necessary, it is overdue
Source: WHO
